נָבַל
na.val
“be senseless”
Definition
to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
a primitive root;
- to be senseless, be foolish 1a) (Qal) to be foolish 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to regard or treat as foolish 1b2) to treat with contempt
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָבַל appears 19 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Foreigners lose heartand come trembling from their strongholds.
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Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,to the fading flower of his glorious splendor,set on the summit above the fertile valley,the pride of those overcome by wine.
The grass withers and the flowers fallwhen the breath of the LORD blows on them;indeed, the people are grass.
I will take away their harvest,declares the LORD.There will be no grapes on the vine,nor figs on the tree,and even the leaf will wither.Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.”
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